PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ronald J. Friedman, M.D., Announces Bid For Governor of California
Platform Includes Improved Healthcare Access

Woodland Hills, CA — August 15, 2003 — Ronald J. Friedman, M.D., co-founder and president of Medical Diagnostic Associates, A Medical Corporation, today announced his candidacy for governor of California. Among other issues, Dr. Friedman, a diagnostic radiologist, pledges to review the current healthcare delivery system to assure all Californians greater access to health services.

Dr. Friedman is among the 135 candidates running for governor statewide, and is represented as a nonpartisan candidate. He has been approved by the California Secretary of State's office and his name will appear on the October 7 recall ballot.

"The quality of healthcare in California is among the best in the nation, but unfortunately it is not within reach of many of our citizens," said Dr. Friedman. "The first step to creating better healthcare access is to improve the overall financial situation in the state so that the finest in physician care and available technology can become a reality for all Californians."

Dr. Friedman was born and educated in New York, moving to California in 1968 to serve his selective service obligation at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in San Francisco. At that hospital, he completed fellowship training in Nuclear Medicine. Following completion of residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, he entered private practice in the Los Angeles area and remains in active practice. Dr. Friedman is a member of numerous medical societies, is an active proponent of quality medical care, and is a staunch supporter of the California Bar to the Corporate Practice of Medicine, which ensures that only medical licensees may practice medicine.